The dark is (re)reading

Thirty Day Book Meme Day 21: Summer Winter read

I've made the decision to change this to winter, because I can't think of any specifically summery, holiday-type books that I would make a point of reading at that time. Generally in the summer holidays I read a lot, but it tends to be new or new-to-me books, rather than going back to old favourites.

In winter, however, it's a different story. The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper is one book that seems made for rereading in the depths of midwinter — especially given how rooted in a time it is, those few days in the lead-up to Christmas and the new year, the snow and bare trees and Christmas decorations of a rural English Christmas so lovingly described. I reread it often at that time of year, and I frequently find myself writing Yuletide fic for the The Dark Is Rising fandom, so it's very much a feature of late December to me. A couple of years ago, RobGMacfarlane instigated a Twitter bookclub to reread the book, and share thoughts under the #thedarkisreading hashtag, which was lots of fun.

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Do any of you have seasonal favourites, whether summer or winter?